New York City’s Biggest Job Engine Has Become a ‘Racket,’ Hochul Says

  • Home health aide program is being exploited, NY governor says
  • CDPAP is paid for largely through the state’s Medicaid system
Kathy Hochul, governor of New York, speaks during an interview in New York, US, on Thursday, July 18, 2024.Photographer: Jose A. Alvarado Jr./Bloomberg
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“Get paid to care for your loved ones,” the subway ad for one of New York’s Medicaid-funded home health aide programs says.

But the statewide benefit, which pays people to care for their family members and friends, is being exploited and becoming a “racket,” according to Governor Kathy Hochul.